Over decades of searching for new and improved methods for understanding humanistic personality traits, there has now been an agreed consensus that there are five main categories that can summarize the main traits of personality. This is what we now call the Big Five-Factor Model, or FFM for short. FFM has been the subject of numerous studies and the results show enormous support for this idea. These groups are: neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness. Not only does this model represent what research in the United States uses, but it is also used around the world, in many different cultures (Hopwood, 2011). But first, what is a trait? Traits are a coherent group of actions, thoughts, emotions, or behavioral patterns that might be associated with a person. As mentioned, over the past decade the study of human personality has expanded exponentially and many theories relate our personalities to each other. These theories include individual difference, human motivation, and the person as a whole. The big five factors model comes under the theory of individual differences (A. Pychyl, 2000). As we look deeper into the meaning of each of the five, we understand that each is also associated with its opposite. Extraversion versus introversion, agreeableness versus antagonism, conscientiousness versus lack of direction, neuroticism versus emotional stability, and openness to experience versus not openness to experience. Recently, I took an online survey that gave me a rough estimate of my personality and its association with FFM. My results were pretty close to how I see myself. I think a key factor here was that I was honest with myself when answering the question...... middle of article ......e The Big Five Model -Factor is a great research tool. For me, it helped me understand myself on a deeper level. I was able to look at myself and almost have an outside point of view. In return, I was able to see possible weaknesses in myself and become aware of the different challenges I might face. Works Cited HOPWOOD, CJ (2011). Personality traits in the DSM-5. Journal Of Personality Assessment, 93(4), 398-405.Jung, C. (nd). Portraits of an ENTJ. Personality page. Retrieved April 3, 2014 from Personality test based on the type theory of C. Jung and I. Briggs Myers. (nd). Personality test based on the type theory of C. Jung and I. Briggs Myers. Retrieved April 3, 2014, from Pychyl, TA (April 26, 2000). Five major personality factors. Five major personality factors. Accessed April 3, 2014 from http://http-server.carleton.ca/~tpychyl/011382000/Big